Professor Stewart Responses What kinds of writing do you do in your field?
As a doctoral student and teacher-scholar in the field of Communication, the majority of my writing, at the moment, is academic and scholarly. I am in the process of authoring the final chapters of my doctoral dissertation, which examines the role and impact of new media on the communication behavior and relational maintenance during wartime deployment. I used a phenomenological method for this study, so it is a qualitative study wherein I used interviews with a small, purposive sample to gather my data about their experiences. I also co-authored a paper with Dr. Goodboy and Dr. Dainton on Facebook and its associations with jealousy, uncertainty, and relational satisfaction. This was a quantitative report, wherein we used a survey method to gather our data. The paper earned the top paper award in the interpersonal division at ECA (Eastern Communication association) and I will be presenting it at their annual conference in April. We also have it out under review for publication in a scholarly journal (Communication Reports).
Can you tell me about the kind of writing you do on an average day?
In academia, there is no such thing as an average day : ) some days, i am writing intensively for hours on end, while others, I am doing more task-oriented writing, such as designing lesson plans, preparing lecture notes and class activities, and drafting proposals for research projects. I can tell you that I write everyday, but the style and amount vary based on what projects I have in the pipeline at any given time.
For what purposes do you write?
Again, at the present, most, if not all, of my writing is academic. I write for the purposes of being a graduate student and completing my doctoral degree successfully, being an instructor and an effective teacher, and for the purposes of publishing my academic research. In the future, I hope to continue academic writing and publishing, but also do some pragmatic writing, such as "best practices in using new media for..." And publish some of these pieces in trade magazines. I also have an idea for a non-fiction book series, but I'm keeping the idea close for now and work on it when i can, with the hope of pursuing it more aggressively and eventually getting it published down the road.
For what audiences do you write?
Mostly, my audiences are students and other academics. I try to keep my writing down to earth and pragmatic so that it is relatable to students and so that people outside of the academy and higher education can read and understand my work as well.
What do you get out of the writing you do?
I enjoy writing and doing research. Right now, I'm really trying to learn and establish my own personal style as an academic writer. I have a lot of great ideas and many things to say, but admittedly, sometimes my quality of writing (grammar, style, voice) are flawed. I continue to learn about quality and effective writing with each piece that I write, and having it peer edited and peer reviewed, so writing is a learning opportunity for me. I have a very observant and interpretive mind, so, at times, academic writing can be challenging for me because it is very often formulaic and "cut and dry". I'm trying to discover where I "fit in" to the scholarly publication game and how to maintain my own identity as a teacher, scholar, and person as I write.
Could you tell me the name of one research article that you admire and why?
I admire anything published by Dr. Alan Goodboy and Dr. Marianne Dainton, because they have been my research mentors and trained me in effective academic writing fur scholarly publication. I also greatly appreciate Lenore langsdorf's article on using phenomenology in communication research, because that article is the framework for the research design of my dissertation.
What kinds of writing do you do in your field?
As a doctoral student and teacher-scholar in the field of Communication, the majority of my writing, at the moment, is academic and scholarly. I am in the process of authoring the final chapters of my doctoral dissertation, which examines the role and impact of new media on the communication behavior and relational maintenance during wartime deployment. I used a phenomenological method for this study, so it is a qualitative study wherein I used interviews with a small, purposive sample to gather my data about their experiences. I also co-authored a paper with Dr. Goodboy and Dr. Dainton on Facebook and its associations with jealousy, uncertainty, and relational satisfaction. This was a quantitative report, wherein we used a survey method to gather our data. The paper earned the top paper award in the interpersonal division at ECA (Eastern Communication association) and I will be presenting it at their annual conference in April. We also have it out under review for publication in a scholarly journal (Communication Reports).
Can you tell me about the kind of writing you do on an average day?
In academia, there is no such thing as an average day : ) some days, i am writing intensively for hours on end, while others, I am doing more task-oriented writing, such as designing lesson plans, preparing lecture notes and class activities, and drafting proposals for research projects. I can tell you that I write everyday, but the style and amount vary based on what projects I have in the pipeline at any given time.
For what purposes do you write?
Again, at the present, most, if not all, of my writing is academic. I write for the purposes of being a graduate student and completing my doctoral degree successfully, being an instructor and an effective teacher, and for the purposes of publishing my academic research. In the future, I hope to continue academic writing and publishing, but also do some pragmatic writing, such as "best practices in using new media for..." And publish some of these pieces in trade magazines. I also have an idea for a non-fiction book series, but I'm keeping the idea close for now and work on it when i can, with the hope of pursuing it more aggressively and eventually getting it published down the road.
For what audiences do you write?
Mostly, my audiences are students and other academics. I try to keep my writing down to earth and pragmatic so that it is relatable to students and so that people outside of the academy and higher education can read and understand my work as well.
What do you get out of the writing you do?
I enjoy writing and doing research. Right now, I'm really trying to learn and establish my own personal style as an academic writer. I have a lot of great ideas and many things to say, but admittedly, sometimes my quality of writing (grammar, style, voice) are flawed. I continue to learn about quality and effective writing with each piece that I write, and having it peer edited and peer reviewed, so writing is a learning opportunity for me. I have a very observant and interpretive mind, so, at times, academic writing can be challenging for me because it is very often formulaic and "cut and dry". I'm trying to discover where I "fit in" to the scholarly publication game and how to maintain my own identity as a teacher, scholar, and person as I write.
Could you tell me the name of one research article that you admire and why?
I admire anything published by Dr. Alan Goodboy and Dr. Marianne Dainton, because they have been my research mentors and trained me in effective academic writing fur scholarly publication. I also greatly appreciate Lenore langsdorf's article on using phenomenology in communication research, because that article is the framework for the research design of my dissertation.